mixed reaction to OBAMA’S PITCH FOR HIGHER PAY

Higher minimum wage of $9/hour has pluses and minuses

East High students Breauna Wilson, 17, senior, and Casey McGregor, 16, junior, stand with their shovels in front of East High School. The pair of students make minimum wage shoveling snow away from the doors of the school in the mornings. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal)

Ron Colando, day assistant custodian at East High School talks about the students that work for him shoveling snow in the mornings. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal)